Fisher v. McIlroy

DOWD, Judge.

Defendant, Ira Mcllroy, appeals from the trial court’s order vacating the jury verdict in favor of defendant on his counterclaim and granting a motion for a new trial. Defendant appeals from the circuit court’s holdings of an erroneous submission of an instruction under the “rear-end collision” doctrine and bias and prejudice resulting in an excessive verdict. We affirm the granting of the motion for a new trial.

On appeal, defendant asserts that the trial court erred and abused its discretion in granting the motion for a new trial. Defendant contends that (1) prejudicial error did…